Контрольные задания > Change time expressions and other words in the reported speech if necessary (Измени обозначения времени и другие слова в косвенной речи, если необходимо).
1. 'I am going to the party tonight.' – Sarah said that she was going to the party ____.
2. 'This book is boring', she told me. – She told me ____ book was boring.
3. 'We will call him tomorrow.' – They said they would call him ____.
Вопрос:
Change time expressions and other words in the reported speech if necessary (Измени обозначения времени и другие слова в косвенной речи, если необходимо).
1. 'I am going to the party tonight.' – Sarah said that she was going to the party ____.
2. 'This book is boring', she told me. – She told me ____ book was boring.
3. 'We will call him tomorrow.' – They said they would call him ____.
Ответ:
Let's convert the sentences into reported speech and fill in the blanks.
1. 'I am going to the party tonight.' – Sarah said that she was going to the party **that night**.
*Explanation:* When converting 'tonight' to reported speech, it usually changes to 'that night'.
2. 'This book is boring', she told me. – She told me **that the** book was boring.
*Explanation:* When converting 'this' to reported speech, it usually changes to 'that'. And, we need to include 'that' to connect the clauses.
3. 'We will call him tomorrow.' – They said they would call him **the next day**.
*Explanation:* 'Tomorrow' typically changes to 'the next day' or 'the following day' in reported speech.